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At a glance

Valtteri Filppula Frans Nielsen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerValtteri Filppula: Goals, 0.33 a game, 88th percentileValtteri Filppula: Assists, 0.44 a game, 86th percentileValtteri Filppula: Points, 0.77 a game, 89th percentileValtteri Filppula: Shots, 1.75 a game, 51st percentileValtteri Filppula: Hits, 0.44 a game, 13th percentileValtteri Filppula: Corsi for %, 52.4%, 71st percentileValtteri Filppula: CF% rel, 1.6, 65th percentileValtteri Filppula: On-ice xG %, 50.0%, 46th percentileValtteri Filppula: Rating, +8.0 goals above replacement, 82nd percentileValtteri Filppula: Chances created, 0.45 xG per 60, 9th percentileValtteri Filppula: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 29th percentileValtteri Filppula: Finishing, +12.8 goals above expected, 99th percentileFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.31 a game, 85th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.41 a game, 84th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.73 a game, 85th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.09 a game, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.49 a game, 15th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 50.7%, 51st percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, 1.5, 62nd percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 50.0%, 45th percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +9.7 goals above replacement, 88th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.73 xG per 60, 51st percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 8.2% a shot, 73rd percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, +6.0 goals above expected, 91st percentile
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On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number. The lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

Where they shot from

Valtteri Filppula
Frans Nielsen

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The numbers

Valtteri Filppula C, DET 2013-14 Frans Nielsen C, DET
75 Games played 80
25 Goals 25
33 Assists 33
58 Points 58
0.77 Points per game 0.73
5 Plus/minus -11
131 Shots 167
19.1 Shooting % 15.0
33 Hits 39
20 Penalty minutes 8
19:59 Average ice time 18:20
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.4 Corsi for % 50.7
+1.6 CF% relative to team +1.5
51.9 Fenwick for % 49.8
50.0 Expected goals for % 50.0
-1.3 xGF% relative to team +1.0
55.7 Goals for % 43.0
100.9 PDO 97.4
148 Shot attempts taken 194
Expected goals, all situations
11.2 Expected goals 18.0
0.45 Expected goals per 60 0.73
6.8% Chance per attempt 8.2%
+12.8 Goals above expected +6.0
Rating, in goals
+8.0 Goals above replacement +9.7
+1.3 Wins above replacement +1.6
-0.9 Even-strength offence +1.3
+0.8 Even-strength defence +1.0
+0.9 Power play +1.6
+0.2 Penalty kill -0.1
+2.8 Penalties +1.8
Contract
$5M Cap hit $2.75M
$86K Cap dollars per point $47K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $6.1M
+$139K Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.3M

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